13.8.09

It's All in the Way It's Used

LIBRARY - DAYFinola, the eldest child, is seated at the computer. Maeve, her youngest sister, stands behind her. Thing One, the male cat, lies curled in a circle on the couch.Both girls look up when they see Mrs. Gaelic, their mother, walk into the room.

MAEVE

Guess what we did today?

MRS. GAELIC

What?

MAEVE

We trimmed Thing One's nails because he scratched Finola when she tried to pick him up.

MRS. GAELIC

Did you hold him in a towel?

FINOLA

No. Maeve just held him down while I cut his nails.

MRS. GAELIC

Y'all should do Thing Two's nails since she scratches my furniture.

FINOLA

We would if we could corner her.

Mrs. Gaelic picks up a lap blanket from the couch and walks into the family room.

MRS. GAELIC

Finola, you stay by the door. Maeve, you help me get her.

Maeve and Mrs. Gaelic close in on Thing Two, the female cat, behind the couch. Mrs. Gaelic tries to wrap Thing Two in the blanket as Maeve and Finola gather around Mrs. Gaelic. Thing Two squirms her bottom out of the blanket and immediately lets go a wet kitty fart that send some wet kitty poo flying onto Mrs. Gaelic's hand.

FINOLA

I guess that's where they got the term "She had the sh*t scared out of her" from.

Mrs. Gaelic laughs even though her teenage daughter just used a four-letter word. But in context.